Carriage for type-writing machines.



,z o': PUERMANN; CARRIAGE FOR TYPE WRITING IIMCI'IIIIESl VAIIPLICATIOII FILEDSEET. I5. 19I0.

Paented Nov. 30, '1915.'

'applied thereto.

oTTo PETERMANN, or GRoToN, NEW YORK, AssIeNoR To CORONA TYPEWRITER COMPANY, INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

To all lwhom #may coneern Be it known thatl, OTTO PETERMANN, a

citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, and a resident of'Groton, county of Tompkins, and btate of N ew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriages for Type-Whiting Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to means Jfor adjustably holding the paper fingers which fit about the platen.

The primary object of the invention is to provide simple and eicient means for sup- ]iorting and adjustably holding the .paper lingers whereby the said l fingers may be quickly moved and properly held in their new positions without detaching any of the or releasing screws or similar fastening means, thus greatly facilitating thev adjustment of the paper lingers to different widths of work and avoiding many of the 'objections incident to the use of the usual h (jlding means for such de vices.

lAnother object `of the invention is to provide means whereby one of the paper lingers may' be utilized to have the cord ofthe tensioni or propelling mechanism attached thereto.' P

further object of the invention is ."to provide .simple and eflicient holding means forfvthe paper lingers which may be readily inaleand which may be applied to various forms of typewriting machines. k'-Vith these and other objects in view, the linvention will be hereinafter more particulaif'ly described with reference tothe accom-- panying drawings, which form a part of this specification,V and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description. y

In the drawings,`Figure 1 .is a rear elevation of the carriage and support of one form of typewriting machine with my invention Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the platen, showing the means for adjustably supporting one ofthe paper fingers aboutthe platen. A4Fig. 3 1s a planv view; and Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view of the papernger holding means and part ofthe supporting bar. u u The bed 101may have a carriage'll adapt- CARRIAGE FOR TYPE-WRITINQ'- MACHINES.

Y Patented Nov. 30, 19151.

Application med september 15, 1910. `s'ial No. 582,215.

ed "to move lengthwise thereof, and supported on 'a carriage is a suitable platen 12, all of which may be Iof the usual or of any preferred construction.

The carriage frame has end pieces 13 and 11, and held to these end pieces so as to eX- tend lengthwise of the platen 12, is a bar 15, ,This bar 15 is preferably square or rectangular in cross-section and is held in y any suitable way and in any desired location on the carriage-1 1. As shown, the ends of the har are reduced and it in slots in the-ends 13 and 1-1 of the carriage frame at the rear thereof and said bar is held between the ends of said frame by the screws 16.

A device 17 is arranged on the bar. or support 15 at one end thereof, and a device or holder 18 is arranged at` the other end of said support 15. These deviceseach have a member 19 and this member has an upright portion 20 prov1dedwv1th a substantially U-shaped head 21 th ugh, which are square openingsv 22 of substantially the 'same size as the bar or support 15. The

head has two sides 23 which arespaced apart so as to give sutlicien'tbearmg surface on the bar to be properly guided thereon,

vand eaclrside 23 has one of the openings 22,

and 'movable relatively to the guiding member 19 1s a clamping member 24. The clam'plng member 21 has a sprlng part 25 I which is secured to the member 19 by a screw 26 or otherwise, and has a. substantially U- shaped head 27, the side walls 28 and 2 9 of which are adapted ,to t about and be Y guided by the side walls 23 of the head 21, and one of the side walls 28 and 29 of the member'2-1, as wall 29, has an opening 30 somewhat larger than the bar l. One edge of the opening 30 of the yside wall 29 serves movement along the bar, but by forcing the member 21 inward tti-.remove thedog 31 from engagement with one-,of the slots32,

the en tire device may vbe.n'iovedgalong the leased, the dog will engage one of the slots and hold it against further movement until again released.

The members 19 and 24 have a projecting part 33 of the paper finger 31 held between the same, and this part of the paper finger j may be held between these members by the fastening screw 26, and each paper finger has a curved part 35 which is adapted to pass under and about the platen 12. Thevhead 27 of the member 24: at the rear thereof may be concaved, as at 36,- to adapt a finger of the operator to rest easily thereon, and said conca-ved portion may be roughened to prevent the operators finger slipping. A spring 36a may beinterposed between the` part 33 of the paper finger and the rearpart of the head 27 tending normally to force the, dog' 31 into engagement with one of the slots 32. The spring 36'u1 may be dispensed with andthe member 24 made of spring' material,

i y or the spring 36 may be employed whether theunember 24 is made of spring material or not. By this means, a very simple construction is provided and all that is neces-.

sary is for theoperator to use his fore finger to press against the part 36 which will release the dog 31 from engagement with the slots, and 'as the same is pressed, the entire device with the paper linger carried thereby may be quickly and easilymoved to any desired position for different widths of work.

One of the devices, as the device 17 for example, may have the stem portion extended downward, as at 37, land to this downwardly-extending portion may be connected the cord or connection 38 of theten-` sion or propelling mechanism for forcing the carriage along the bed, in whichcase the other device 18 need not be extended, though it will 'be understood that the cord may be connected to any other, part of the carriage .if desired.

Thedevices 17 and 18 are similarly constructed except for the 'stem extension 37 of the device 17, and each device besides carrying a paper finger is adapted to engage the edge 38a of the bracket or stop 39. 'The bracket 39 is fixed to. the carriage bed 10 l" and may serve as a guide for the carriage to assist in holding said carriage to the bed as it travels back and forth along the same in the usual way. The devices 17 and 18 thus act to limit the extent of the movement of the carriage along its bed in either direction as' well as carriers for the paper fingers.

From the foregzgoing it will be seen that simple' and efficient means' are provided whereby the paper fingers may be readily supported and quickly adjusted and held in their adjusted positions; that said means may be readily and easily made; and that one of the paper finger supporting devices may be utilized to have the conneetion for the tension mechanism attached thereto for forcing the carriage along the bed when released by the escapement mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. The combination with a support having .a plurality of slots, of a plurality of devices held upon said. support, each of said devices comprising4 two relatively movable members, said members attached to each other at one point and having heads located away` from the point of attachment and having one head fitting about and, 'slidable upon the exterior surface of the other, and' one of which heads hasA means adaptedv to engage the slots of the support and hold the device against movement until released, a platen, `and paper fingers carried by said devices and extending about said platen.

2. The combi-nation wit .a`support having a plurality of slots, of a p urality of devices 4held upon said support7 each Yof said devices comprising two relatively movable members, said members having substantially U-shaped heads one fitting about and slida-ble upon the exterior surface of the other,"

and one of which has an integral dog adapted to engage the slots ofthe support and lock the device against movement until released,l

a platen, and paper fingers carried by said devices, and extending from the rear of the machine forward about the platen.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen mounted in said carriage, a support, a device adj ustably held on said support and having two members each provided with pendent portionsjand adapted to slide one upon the other, reans for holding the pendent portions o Ir the members together to adapt one membeiftb a swing toward or away/from the otherfne of said members having means to lock the device in its adjusted position alongl said support, and a paper finger extending forward from the device and adjustable therewith and adapted to fit about the platen.

4. In a typewriting machine,the combinat, tion of a carriage, a platen mounted in saidv carriage, a support, a device adjgstibly held` 'members joined together at a point away from the support to'adapt one member to move relatively to the other and normally nua.

finesse? and beloclszed to saidV support or be :disengaged 'tneretrom by pressure o't' the operators infliger, and a paper finger mountabout the platen.

'6'. :in a typewriting machine, the combinationpt a carriage, a platen .mounted on said l, carriage, support, a device adjustablv mounted on said support and having memit?" eig away from the support to adaptv one member to move relatirelyto the other and normally engage and be locked to said support or be disengaged therefrom by pressure of the tinger, and ay paper finger mounted en said device and adapted to extend abouti-the pla-ten.

7. in a tjvfpewriting machine, the combinat not a carriage, a platen mounted in said jcgrriage; a support, a de 'ice mounted on said support and having two rclativelY movable and overlapping plato-like members .provided with substantially iJ-shaped heads about' -each other, yielding means 'tending normally to separate said members, and. a paper inger carried by said device.

A, f8.; in ayrtypewriting machine, the combina.- tion'fofa carriage, a platen mounted in said carriage, a support, a device mounted on said support and 'having relativelyT mo fable andA overlapping, plate -like members {prorvid-edA `with' substantially U shaped heads hitting' about each other, and` with pendent portions jperrnanently attached together, yielding meanstending normallyv to separate' said members, and a paper finger carrieti-by said device.

9. In a typewriting machine, a substantialljpfreotangular supporting bar having vertical Slots on one. side thereof. a device havingza member provided with an elongated body portion and a substantially U- shaped head having slots fitting about the .bar and slidable lengthwise thereof, a. secfond 'memb'er having a. head, one party` of which is provided with a slot larger than the cro'ss section ofthe bar to adapt the said second' member io move'v relativelv` with regard to the first 'mentioned member, lsaid ed on said device and adapted to extend,

bers yieldingly joined togetherat a pointl second member having-a portion secured to' ing slots tting about the bar and siidaole Y hold theworh sheet about. the same.

il. The combination with a' rectangular supporting bar, of a device having two' relatively movable members, one ot which has a substantiallvv .Ll-shaped head provided with openings through which the bar passes and serving a guiding member, and the other member having an integral spring connection with the guiding member and having a substantialliY U-shaped head adapted to span thesaid guiding member and the support. and provided with means to engage the ,bar to permit the device to'be adjusted along said bar, a platen, and a paper finger mounted upon the device and extending about the platen.

i2. in a tjfpewriting machine, a substan-V tiall;Y rectangular supporting bar having vertical slots on one side'thereo'li, a device having a member provided with an elongated body portion and a substantialhY U- shaped head having slots 'fitting about the Y bar and slidable lengthwise thereof, a second member having a substantially U-shaped head, one part of which is provided with a slot larger than the cross section of the bar to adapt the said second member to-move relativelyv with regard to the first mentioned member, said second member havinga portion secured to the-bod;v portion of the inst-mentioned member 'and forming a spring connection therewith, said second member also having a depressed part for the nger of the operator to adapt the members to be moved relatively with respect to each other to adapt the device to be moved readily along its supporting bar, aispring linterposed between the heads of the two members, a platen. and a paper finger carried between the two members and projecting upward between the heads and curved so as tov tit about the lower portion of said platen.

i3'. The combination with a supporting ',bar, ot' a device mounted on each end of the bar and comprising two members one of which' nas a head provided with openings adapted to tit about the bar and form a guiding member, and the other made of spring material and having a head which is relativel)vv movable with respect to the head of the .guiding member and has a part thereotl provided with an opening to form an engaging 'portion adapted to ent-er the slots of the bar, a spring interposed between the two members normally moving the heads of the two members away from each other,

means whereby the second member may be moved to release the same from the bar, a platen, and a paper finger carried by each device and extending about the platen.

14. The combination with a supporting bar, of a device mounted on each enel and comprising two members one of which has a. head adapted to fit about the support and serve as a guiding member, and the other alsofhaving a head which is relatively movable with respect to the head of' lthe guiding member and has a part thereof provided with an opening to forni a portion adapted to enter the slots of the bar, a spring' interposed between the two members normally moving the heads of the two rmembers away from each other. a platen, a paper finger mounted on each device and extending about the platen, and means whereby the engaging vmember may be moved to release the same from the bar. one of said devices having an extended part to which the carriage tension means may be attached.

15. The combination with a bar, of a device mounted on said bar and 'comprising' two members one of, which has ay head provided` with openings adapted to .fit about tbe support and serve as a guiding member, and the other also having a head which is rela tivel)7 movable with-respect to the head of the guiding member and has a part thereof provided with an opening to form a portion adapted to en :ne bar.one of said devices having au extended portion .tor the attachment a part of the carriage tension mechanism, a platen, and a paper finger nitunted on said device and extending about c the platen. n I

This speciication slgned and witnessed this 12th day of September A. D. 1910.

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Witnesses:

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